Description
Author: MacKinlay Kantor
Publisher: Random House
Copyright: 1950
Printing: Ninth Printing
Format: Hardcover
Binding: Yellow cloth with illustrated front panel
Illustrations: Illustrated (Random House, 1950)
Printed in: United States
Condition:
Very Good+ overall. Clean, solid binding with bright lettering on the spine. Cloth remains vibrant with light, age-appropriate wear. Interior pages are clean and well-preserved. No dust jacket, as issued for many later printings of this title.
Description
MacKinlay Kantor’s Lee and Grant at Appomattox is one of the most enduring narrative accounts of the Civil War’s closing moment—rendered not as a battle chronicle, but as a profoundly human encounter.
Rather than focusing on tactics or spectacle, Kantor brings readers into the quiet gravity of April 9, 1865, exploring the dignity, restraint, and emotional weight carried by both men as the war came to its end. The result is a work that feels intimate, reflective, and timeless—written with restraint, clarity, and respect for history.
This copy, a ninth printing from 1950, reflects the era when Random House was producing sturdy, readable editions intended to last. It is a handsome shelf copy—substantial, honest, and well cared for—ideal for readers, historians, and collectors who value books made to be lived with rather than discarded.
A fine example of mid-20th-century historical publishing, preserved with care.